List of Presidents of Lebanon

This page lists presidents of Lebanon. See also list of Prime Ministers of Lebanon, lists of incumbents.

Presidents of Lebanon, 1926-present

• Charles Debbas : 1 September 1926 – 2 January 1934
• Antoine Privat-Aubouard (acting): 2 January – 30 January 1934
• Habib Pacha Es-Saad : 30 January 1934 – 20 January 1936
• Émile Eddé: 20 January 1936 – 4 April 1941
• Pierre-Georges Arlabosse (acting): 4 – 9 April 1941
• Alfred Georges Naqqache : 9 April 1941 – 18 March 1943
• Ayub Thabit (acting): 19 March – 21 July 1943
• Petro Trad : 22 July – 30 September 1943
• Béchara El-Khoury: 21 September – 11 November 1943
• Émile Eddé: 11 – 22 November 1943
• Béchara El-Khoury: 22 November 1943 – 18 September 1952
• Fuad Chehab (acting): 18 – 22 September 1952
• Camille Chamoun: 23 September 1952 – 22 September 1958
• Fuad Chehab: 23 September 1958 – 22 September 1964
• Charles Hélou: 23 September 1964 – 22 September 1970
• Suleiman Frangieh: 23 September 1970 – 22 September 1976
• Elias Sarkis: 23 September 1976 – 22 September 1982
• Amine Gemayel: 23 September 1982 – 22 September 1988
  • Selim al-Hoss (acting; internationally recognized): 23 September 1988 – 5 November 1989
  • Michel Aoun (acting; not international recognized): 22 September 1988 - 13 October 1990
• René Moawad: 5 November – 22 November 1989
• Selim al-Hoss (acting, internationally recognized): 22 November – 24 November 1989
• Elias Hrawi: 24 November 1989 – 24 November 1998
• Émile Lahoud: 24 November 1998 –